The Penang government regards the action of the Pertubuhan Bunga Tanjong (PBT) office-bearers to dissolve the association and to donate its funds to Bakti (Association of Wives of Ministers and Deputy Ministers) as ultra vires its constitution and against the law.
The Chief Minister’s political secretary, Ng Wei Aik, said it was unethical for the PBT (Association of Wives of Penang Elected Representatives) committee to dissolve the association or make decisions on it as it was no longer qualified to lead the group or be ordinary members.
In his letter to PBT president Puan Sri Chui Kah Peng, and faxed to the press here, he demanded that Chui clarify whether three-fifths of its 45 members had, on March 9, the right to make the decision to dissolve PBT and to hand over RM350,000 of its funds amounting to RM590,665 to Bakti as they had lost the right to be PBT members under its constitution.
According to the PBT constitution, membership is restricted to the wives of Penang assemblymen and parliamentarians, except from the opposition.
“There is no mention of wives of BN assemblymen and MPs and the association’s registered address is the Chief Minister’s office, 28th floor, Komtar,” Ng pointed out.
“Therefore, accordingly, PBT should be led by and comprise the wives of the elected representatives of the new state government.”
Ng also questioned why PBT had donated only RM240,665 to Penang charitable bodies and the rest to Bakti as the state government had also donated RM10,000 yearly to the association. …… more on Malaysianinsider








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